Essays about: "grassroots movement"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words grassroots movement.
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1. Pepita de oro: How AlVelAl is building a regional regenerative agriculture transformation through social innovations
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is increasingly promoted as a sustainable agri-food solution. Agronomic studies find that RA practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced tillage, crop rotation, and agroforestry) can regulate soil moisture, sequester atmospheric carbon, enhance biodiversity, and reduce the impacts of droughts and floods. READ MORE
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2. When Activism Meets Party Politics : How the Movement Party Volt Europa Attempts to Strengthen European Democracy: A Case Study Analysis
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine how the movement party Volt Europa attempts to strengthen European democracy. Using the theory-generating approach of grounded theory, a case study analysis is conducted to assess the prospects of Volt Europa's attempt. READ MORE
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3. Regenerative agriculture : a contested open moment
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Agriculture is both heavily impacted by climate change and responsible for greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change. Transitioning towards more sustainable agricultural practices is therefore imperative and requires new ways of thinking about agricultural knowledge and technologies. READ MORE
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4. ‘So long as our SEWA is with us, we can win any fight’ - A social movement organisation’s framing of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on informal women workers in India
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives and created wide-reaching impacts. Societies worldwide have confronted the crisis with grassroots mobilisation and social resilience. Civil society uncovers injustices by actively participating in the local decentralised pandemic response. READ MORE
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5. Tourism and Development An Ideational Analysis of a Grassroots Environmental Movement in Corfu, Greece
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development StudiesAbstract : Tourism as an economic activity has been on the rise for the last decades. For that reason, it is labeled as a vehicle for development and for generating economic growth. While the sector is benefiting local societies it is also the root of societal and environmental problems. READ MORE